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BOTTLE STPPER.

'No. 573,589. Patented Deo. 22, 1896.

lllllll iliiiL UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES K. FUCHS, OF IVATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR OF THREE- FOURTIIS TO VICTORY L. SAWYER, OF SAME PLACE.

BOTTLE-STOPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 573,589, dated December 22, 1896.

i Appiication fue@ March 19, 1895. serial No. 542,366. (No model.)

To /LZZ wwm. t muy concer/L; seat. Fig 7 is a detail section of the upper Be it known that I, CHARLES K. FUCHS, a part of the stopper with a protector against 5 citizen of the United States, residing at iVawiring and guard against drilling of modified terbury, rin the county of New Haven and form. Fig. Sis a plan of the modified pro- 5 State of Connecticut, have invented certain tector and guard. Fig. 9 is a side view of new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Stopthe same, and Fig. l0 is a detailed perspecpers, of which the following is a specification. tive view of a portion of the swinging frame 6o The invention relates to the class of stopto illustrate more clearly the construction of pers that are secured in the necks of bottles its slotted weight.

1o to prevent the bottles from being refilled, so In the views the shell or frame that holds that an inferior liquor or other liquid cannot the mechanism of the stopper is shown as be surreptitiously or Inaliciously introduced formed in two cylindrical sections a, which into bottles bearing the niark of a good liquid supports the guard and protector, and b, and be disposed of as the genuine or sold for which supports the valve and its operating 15 what the bottles originally contained, such as mechanism, these being connected in any is shown in Letters Patent No. 533,644, issued common manner and secured in the mouth April 30, 1895. of the bottle by a seal, a cap, or any other 7o The object of the invention is to provide a common fastening that will prevent the resimple and cheap stopper of this class so moval of the stopper without either destroy- 2o constructed that the original genuine liquor ing the bottle or the seal or cap which secures or liquid in the bottle can be readily poured the stopper within the bottle. out, but which cannot be bored or drilled to The outer end of the section d is somewhat furnish an opening for the introduction of reduced in size to form the mouth, and inside other liquid, and which cannot be opened by this part with a portion projecting into the 25 a wire, by siphoning, by hydraulic pressure, outlet, so as to produce the opening, is asolid or any other practical means. guard l, that is preferably formed in the The invention herein shown and claimed is shape of a double cone, of glass or a similar 8o an improvement in mechanism on the invenhard material that cannot be perforated by tion of the patent above referred to, and it drilling; but it may be formed of a cylinder of 3o resides in. a stopper having a frame adapted steel, it desired, as shown in Figs. 7, 3, and 9. to be sealed securely in the mouth or neck of The edge 2 of the projecting solid guard fits a bottle and having a peculiarly-formed the walls of the frame, and by cutting away valve-seat and valve that is connected by aportion of the edge openings 3 are provided means of levers with a float designed to be for the passage of outflowing liquid. Adja- 3 5 operated by liquid in the interior, said frame cent to the guard is a protector, which in the also supportingasolid part arranged to guard first views is shown as formed of a pair of against the forming of a hole or passage metallic disks 4: and 5, held separated from 9o through the stopper by drilling and a part each other with coinciding central openings that protects or shields the valve against any 6, that come beneath the guard, and with 4o attempt to open it by the insertion of a wire, openings 7 through their edges that do not as more particularly hereinafter described, coincide, so that while liquid can readily flow and pointed out in the claims. out any wire that is inserted and run past the Referring to the accompanying drawings, edges of the outer conical guard will be Figure l is a central section of the neck of a stopped by one or the other of these disks.

45 bottle provided with the stopper, portions of In the form shown in Figs. 7, 8, and 0 the the stopper also being in section to show the protector 23 is formed by having an upwardconstruction of the parts. Fig. 2 is a side projecting annular i'lange or rim 24 encircling Ioo view of the conical guard at the mouth of the entirely around the solid guard 1 and secured stopper. Fig. 3 is a plan of the same. Fig. to it, this being the same as the form of guard 5o 4: is a plan of the protector that prevents the shown in Fig. 2, except in that form the insertion of a wire. Fig. 5 is a detail section ange or rim is not solid all the Way around of the valve-seat and a portion of the frame and the guard is made separate from the proof the stopper. Fig. 6 is a plan of the valvetector. In this modified form the openings 3,

formed around the edges of the protector, are made considerably longer than in the rst form, as will be seen by a comparison of Figs. 3 and S, so that in the modified form the edges of the protector are left more as projecting lugs 25. Vhen the rim extends completely around, al wire inserted past the guard cannot be slipped or sprung past this upturned edge. The sectionb is preferably formed of a tube with one end closed. This closed end is blanked or stamped inward and openings S formed in the side walls of the rentrant portion that is blanked inward, so as to leave a central disk 9, supported by' inward-projecting arms 10. The disk 9 maybe centrally perforated for the passage of the valve-stem, while the outer annular face of the end is left plain to afford the valve-seat 11. With this construction when the valve is opened the outflowing liquid passes laterally through the openings 8 and then laterally beneath the valve, the openings formed in this manner being large enough to permit a sufficient outflow of liquid with a corresponding inflow of air, so that the passage will not be choked or the valve closed by the suction of intlowing air.

In the section l) isa swinging frame 12, that is supported at one end by a pivot secured to the cross-bar 13 and at the other end by the valve-stem 14, that is loosely held by the walls of a cent-ral perforation thro ugh the disk 9. Secured to this frame is a weight 2l, that by gravity swings to its lowest level, and thus always holds the frame in the right position to properly operate when liquid is being poured from the bottle. This weight is formed in two parts with a slit or opening between them, each part being secured to an edge of the longitudinal strip of the frame 12. In the views one-half of this weight 21 is omitted in order to expose the shape of the lever l5. Pivoted to this frame and swinging through the slit or opening between the parts of the weight 21 is a bent lever 15, that is connected at one end with a iioat 1G and at the other end with a bent lever 17, that is pivoted to the swinging frame and connected with the valve-stem 14, that bears the valve-disk 1S. lAlso pivoted to this swinging frame is a weight 19, that by gravity turns the frame and holds it always in the proper position for the iioat to operate. In so far as the weights 19 and 21 aid in rotating the swinging frame and causing it to normally be held in position for use they operate con jointly. Either one for this function alone could be made large enough to answer the purpose, but practice has found it best to utilize both. This weight is provided with a lug or bar 20, that until the bottle is tipped up to nearly a vertical position extends in front of the end of the lever 15 and between the arms of the lever 17, so as to lock the levers against movement and hold'closed the valve 18, that is on the end otl the valve-stem 14 and shuts against the annular seat 11.

In the chamberin the shell between the pro-, tector and the top of the valve-disk is a loose float 22. This fioat is usually an annular piece of cork, and it is laid loosely inthe chamber, so that it falls by its own weight and the weight of the outpouring liquid when the bottle is tipped up for emptying. When the bottle is inverted and an attempt is made to force in any liquid, this i'loat will rise in the liquid according to its buoyancy and press against the valve-disk in such manner as to close it, preventing the entrance of any liquid past the valve.

Vhen a bottle provided with this stopper is tipped, the weight 21 swings the frame so the oat can be lifted by the outlowing liquid, and this lifting of the float by the outiiowing liquid oscillates the levers 15 and 17 in such manner that the valve-disk 18 is moved away from the annular seat-face 11, allowing the liquid to pass laterally around the disk 9 and then beneath the valve-disk, and, after passing the protector against wiring and guard against drilling, flow out the mouth. Vith the form of valve-port described a comparatively large passageis provided, so that the liquor can flow out and the air fiow in without choking the iiow, and with this form there is not much suction on the valve caused by the iniiowing air, as would be caused if the passage for the outtlowing liquid and inilowing air was straight and directly against the face of the valve. The disk that is inside the opening through the valve-seat also alords a support for guiding the valve-stem in its movement. The guard at the mouth of the stopper is easily formed and desirably contracts the outlet, and while aiding in preventing the direct insertion of a wire it is of such a shape as to be strong and proof against drilling or boring to provide a false opening into the bottle.

I claim as my invention-'- A bottle-stopper for the purpose set forth consisting of a sectional shell, one section of which has an outlet at its upper end, a guard supported by the shell below said outlet, separated metallic disks arranged below said guard and having their rims connected with said shell, the other section of said shell provided with a valve-seat, a disk valve that seats thereon, a swinging frame supported at its upper end by the stem of the valve and pivoted at its lower end to a cross-bar which is secured to said shell, the angular lever 15 pivoted to the said swinging frame and having a float secured to one of its limbs, and the angular lever 17 pivoted to said swinging frame and to a limb of said lever 15, and a detached float between the said valve and said disks and adapted to close said valve.

. CHARLES K. FUCHS. Titnesses JOHN B. DOHERTY,

VICTORY L. SAWYER.

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